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Livestock Futures Contract Specifications

Thu, May 25th, 2023

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Contract	Symbol	Exchange / Symbol	Trading Hours	Size	Tick Value	Margin / Maintenance	Point Value
Live Cattle	LE	CME / LE	8:30a.m. - 1:05p.m. (Settles 1:00p.m.) CST	40,000 pounds	0.00025 per pound ($10.00 per contract)	$1,760/1,600	$400
Feeder Cattle	GF	CME / GF	8:30a.m. - 1:05p.m. (Settles 1:00p.m.) CST	50,000 pounds	0.00025 per pound ($12.50 per contract)	$3,315/2,850	$500
Lean Hogs	HE	CME / HE	8:30a.m. - 1:05p.m. (Settles 1:00p.m.) CST	40,000 pounds	0.00025 per pound ($10.00 per contract)	$1,925/1,750	$400
Pork Cutout	KM	CME / PRK	8:30a.m. - 1:05p.m. (Settles 1:00p.m.) CST	40,000 pounds	0.00025 per pound ($10.00 per contract)	$2,090/1,900	$400
Class III Milk	DL	CME / DC	5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. Sun-Thur, 5:00p.m. - 1:55p.m. (Settles 1:10p.m.) Fri CST	200,000 pounds	0.01 cents per hundredweight ($20.00 per contract)	$1,650/1,500	$2,000
Nonfat Dry Milk	DF	CME / GNF	5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. Sun-Thur, 5:00p.m. - 1:55p.m. Fri CST	44,000 pounds of Grade A and Extra Grade Dry Milk	0.025 per pound ($11.00 per contract)	$1,375/1,250	$440
Dry Whey	DG	CME / DY	5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. Sun-Thur, 5:00p.m. - 1:55p.m. Fri CST	44,000 pounds	0.025 per pound ($11.00 per contract)	$715/650	$440
Butter Cash-Settled	BD	CME / CB	5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. Sun-Thur, 5:00p.m. - 1:55p.m. Fri CST	20,000 pounds	0.025 per pound ($5.00 per contract)	$1,980/1,800	$200
Cheese Cash-Settled	BJ	CME / CSC	5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. Sun-Thur, 5:00p.m. - 1:55p.m. Fri CST	20,000 pounds	0.001 per pound ($20.00 per contract)	$1,650/1,500	$20,000